The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini
2013Eva-Maria Westbroek stars in the title role of Zandonai’s sensuous drama, opposite Marcello Giordani as Paolo. Piero Faggioni’s lush production provides the perfect setting for one of the all-time great tales of tragic passion, adapted from an episode in Dante’s Inferno. Mark Delavan co-stars as Giovanni, the husband and brother of the star-crossed lovers, whose jealousy leads him to kill them both. Robert Brubaker is Malatestino and Marco Armiliato conducts.
Acted in
Eva-Maria Westbroek
as Francesca
Marcello Giordani
as Paolo Malatesta
Mark Delavan
as Giovanni
Robert Brubaker
as Malatestino
Dina Kuznetsova
as Samaritana
Sondra Radvanovsky
as Self - Host
John Moore
as Simonetto
Dísella Lárusdóttir
as Garsenda
Caitlin Lynch
as Biancofiore
Patricia Risley
as Altichiara
Renée Tatum
as Adonella
Ginger Costa-Jackson
as Smaragdi
Philip Horst
as Ostasio
Keith Jameson
as Ser Toldo Berardengo
Mark Delavan
as Giovanni (Gianciotto)
Hugo Vera
as An archer
Robert Brubaker
as A prisoner
